Papers
3
Total Citations
29
H-Index
2
About
Paris Vakiel is a biomechanics researcher whose work focuses on the mechanical origins of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), particularly in the knee joint. Her research centers on understanding how traumatic injuries—especially severe ligament damage—alter the stress distribution on articular cartilage, and how these biomechanical changes drive tissue degeneration. Vakiel’s major contributions include pioneering the use of fiber optic technology to directly measure cartilage surface stresses during dynamic, in-vivo gait. Her most-cited paper, “Stress Measurements on the Articular Cartilage Surface Using Fiber Optic Technology and In-Vivo Gait Kinematics” (2020, 17 citations), established a novel methodology for capturing real-time contact mechanics. She further validated this approach in an ovine model, mapping tibial plateau cartilage stresses during gait (10 citations). Her work testing the hypothesis that altered cartilage stresses correlate with PTOA damage scores (2 citations) directly links mechanical loading to disease progression. Though early in her career, Vakiel’s integration of advanced sensing with physiological kinematics offers a powerful new lens for studying joint injury and could inform future therapeutic or surgical strategies to prevent osteoarthritis.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3